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Elected officials brief Community Board 2 on federal, state relief and local needs amid COVID-19
Summary
Representatives from federal, state and city offices summarized new relief measures and local needs — Families First Act, SBA disaster loans, testing capacity, support for gig workers and small businesses — and urged residents to use official resources for up-to-date guidance.
Representatives from several federal, state and city offices updated Community Board 2 Manhattan on relief measures, testing and local needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic during the board’s March 2020 virtual meeting.
The most immediate federal action noted was the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Robert Atterberry of Congressman Jerrold Nadler’s office said the law provides “about $8,000,000,000 in funding to rapidly expand testing capacity and ensure free testing and treatment for everyone who needs it,” and that it expands paid leave, nutrition assistance and unemployment insurance. Atterberry’s office also described ongoing work in Congress on direct payments and additional support for independent contractors and small businesses.
State and city officials on the call described additional measures. State Senator Brad Hoylman said the legislature passed “comprehensive paid sick…
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